[plug] Acer 5020.?

[Ben Jensz]

http://csd.acer.com.tw/acer/URMUL1.NSF/1af87a750eeeb70f0825628f006e0bfc/c0522be2116124b4482566b9002559c9/$FILE/v65la-1r.pdf

That URL will probably wrap.  But thats the closest manual I could find 
online... note the bit about the S1 jumper settings, specifically 
setting it to SW2 to bypass a password check.  That may only be a system 
boot password bypass though.... you'd have to check. :)


/ Ben


James Elliott wrote:

>I apologise if this is off topic but it is so that I can use this computer
>for on topic purposes, and this is a very clever group with diverse
>experience.
>
>I put a new HDD into my Acer 5020 desktop tower and need to get into Setup
>(BIOS) but a previous owner or the factory has password protected the CMOS.
>Taking the battery out does not get rid of the password.  Acer will tell me
>how to do it for $60, but I was hoping someone here might know.
>
>Kind regards
>
>James Elliott
>
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